I watched this after walking the first half of the Camino (at an age considerably more than Sheen's character), and was pleasantly surprised to see many recognizable sights. The portrayal of the journey is mostly spot on, with the obvious exclusion of blisters, sore muscles, and other discomforts of the trail. I never completely understood the characters, though. Their presentation seems superficial. People walk the Camino for many reasons, but you have to be dedicated to your purpose to take a month or two out of your normal routine to do it. Sheen's character showed the grit most of the time, but to the others it seemed more like a lark.

From the first scene itself, the film feels like its trying too hard to be something. It's trying to be inspirational, meaningful and deep but ends up lacking everything. The dialogues are horrible although you feel the heart put behind it that you can't hate it. It's so shallow in reiterating the same structure of sequences again and again albeit with a sweetness.

Since first watching this on the BBC a few years ago, when I'd never heard of it, I now watch it whenever it's on.An emotional cracker that makes you want to walk it.

Well, what can i say? This was probably one of the best movies i have watched in the past six months and maybe even more. This is the story of a father whose son died and when he goes to take the body back home, he realizes that he wants and feels the need to complete the journey that his son started.The way the movie is developed is one where you feel like you are in the journey with Tom and the other people, so that you can understand what the characters are feeling and so that you can learn and grow with them. In fact the characters go through a lot of situations that make them change and understand each other better and better while they are in their journey, said so you can understand that there is a great character development going on in the movie.The cinematography, the quotes, the music and the plot seem to be really well thought because as i said before they let you feel like you are in the movie, and if you pay enough attention you will lean a lot as well.This, besides being a great movie, is also a really deep one. You can see that although a father might be cold or mean sometimes, he still loves you and he will do anything for you. If you let it, this movie can really help you understand more about life, in fact if you can watch it with an open heart, you might understand your self a little more and learn that it's never too late to try new things.I would totally recommend this movie to someone who wants to be entertained, see a great character development and at the same time is looking for something deep and a little emotional.